List of Famous people who born in 1959

Stefan Kurt is a Swiss actor. He attended the University of the Arts Bern before pursuing a professional acting career. He performed on stage as well as in more than fifty films since 1993.

Ali Sürmeli is a Turkish actor of Zaza descent.

Yoshiaki Murakami is a Japanese investor, bull, former bureaucrat of the MITI, co-founder of "Mirakami Fund", and founder of the Murakami Family Foundation (村上財団).

Tom Novembre is a French actor and singer. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1985.

Nana Okada is a former Japanese idol and actress.

Yelena Yurievna Gagarina is a Soviet and Russian art historian. She is the General Director of the State historical and cultural Museum-reserve Moscow Kremlin Museums, and the eldest daughter of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

Paul McGrath is an Irish former professional footballer, who played as a defender. Mainly a centre back, he also played as defensive midfielder. McGrath is widely considered to be one of the greatest Irish players of all time. He spent the majority of his career at Aston Villa and Manchester United. He is one of only six defenders to have won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award. He also played for St Patrick's Athletic, Derby County and Sheffield United.

Elinor Teresa Newman is a former child actress who performed under the name of Nell Potts. She is an environmentalist, biologist, and a prominent supporter of sustainable agriculture, who became an entrepreneur when she founded an organic food and pet food production company, Newman's Own Organics.

Keith Alan Lockhart is an American conductor. He is currently the Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Chief Guest Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Artistic Director of the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina.

Robert Chapek is an American media executive and businessman who is chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company. Before becoming CEO on February 25, 2020, he had a 26-year career with The Walt Disney Company, beginning in the Home Entertainment division, and rising to become the Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products.